Sweet Baby Gifts

I was invited to attend a baby shower for sometime in February. I’ve known the girl for a while when we were children but haven’t talked to her in a while. So I am unsure of what to get her or really anyone when this happens again. I have never been to a baby shower and this my first friend to get pregnant and have one so please help me.

I have two and these are the items that I found most helpful.

DIAPERS- size 2 or 3. They might not be able to wear them for awhile but I didn’t have to buy any diapers until my first was around 1 year. With my second I didn’t have to buy them until he was 6 months old. It was the best gift because they are expensive. Most new moms want cute diapers like Pampers or Huggies. Go for the Target or Wal-Mart brand. Target worked better on both of my kids and I’m so glad that someone bought me the Target brand because I would have never tried them otherwise. I have saved hundreds of dollars with these diapers.

WIPES. Wal-Mart brand wipes are GREAT and that is all we buy. If they like cloth wipes than Target has those.

Blankets, Burp Cloths, GIFT CARDS and Baby Bath sets.

Hi! My husband and I expecting a baby in January. Would it be weird if I had two baby showers? One in New York with his family and the other in Michigan with my family?

It’s pretty common for people to have two showers. Both my family and my husband’s family are in Michigan but it would’ve been way too big to have one shower with both families. His mom and sister hosted one and my aunts hosted the other one. Both our moms came to both showers since they were in the same state.

im planning a baby shower for someone , she has at least 50 people coming , which is a lot. What kind of games could i have without having people getting up and walking around lots ? so far we have the diaper one ( where everyone wears a diaper pin ) and baby bingo . thanks !

This is my favorite game:

First to Deliver - My Water Broke!
This is the most hilarious of baby shower games. Buy some small plastic babies that are tiny enough to fit in an ice cube tray. Put the babies in the tray and cover with juice or soda to freeze the babies into the ice cubes. The babies will float so you might have to freeze them in layers. Pour a small amount of liquid in the tray, let it freeze, and then fill the tray to the top to make a full size ice cube. The baby will then be secure inside of the frozen cube.

Rules:
When all of the guests have arrived, give them each a glass of punch with one ice cube baby in the glass. The first person who “gives birth” (ice cube melts and baby pops out) gets a prize.

I need to find a place, like maybe a church, willing to help with donations for a baby shower by at least the 20. I believe the shower is the 15.
Also, live in the mishiwaka/south bend area of indiana

University of Notre Dame has MANY outreach programs available that can help you. There are not sororities/fraternities there, but in a like manner the residence halls have monthly outreach programs ’sponsoring a needy family.’ There are close to 30 residence halls on campus; that equals a lot of people helped. Now granted, there are TRULY needy/struggling individuals out there, so your needs cannot fall into the category of, "my friend needs the new Fisher Price baby swing." There is help for basic necessities and some luxury items, but whoever this shower for needs to be in a pretty dire situation.

Granted, my days there have come and gone a few years past, but I imagine they are still continuing the tradition. Call the main office and ask where specifically they can direct this type of call, #574-631-7505

I was wanting my baby shower in the month that I am due. I’m due April 26th 2012 and I was wanting my baby shower two weeks before I am due. Do most women have their baby showers the same month as their baby is due?

Its usually about 4 to 6 weeks before the baby is due

I’ve heard that some people have them at big halls, at their own home, other people’s home. What are other places people throw baby showers at? Instead of the ones I’ve listed.

I’ve beenbto some at community centers and gazebos outside weather pending of course.. I’ve even been to some atvrestaurant that gave a roomcthat can be reserved… I live in Hawaii and I want mine out side… While my mom is having one for me in Maine at her house…

I have had 5 of my friends ask me to plan my baby shower for me. They are each in different circles of friends, and I don’t want to be greedy for taking all of their offers, but at the same time I love baby showers and I love my friends and I could use lots and lots of help this time around…so I’ve heard of people having 2 or 3 baby showers…what do you think? Greedy?

If you demand they all have one then it’s greedy - but it sounds like you have a lot of friends who want to help you celebrate. You can say you’d love to have a shower, and if you feel that they can be combined, then say "PersonX is planning one too, maybe I can talk to them about combining them".

If they aren’t friends with each other and the amount of people showing up at one would be crazy - then sure, have a bunch of little ones.

To assume that a person hosting a shower wants ALL the people you know to show up is sort of rude (to those suggesting it be ONE shower) - if they want to hold a private and small gathering, suddenly inviting a ton of people they don’t know and expecting them to host it seems a bit much.

I had 3. One from my husband’s side of the family, one for my side of the family and one from my friends. To have ALL together would have been insane, expensive and unenjoyable for me. I enjoyed the smaller gatherings where I had time and room to talk to people, have fun and not feel like I was on an assembly line for opening presents for several hours. Small showers kept things manageable, enjoyable and down to a couple of hours.

So if people want to throw you showers, then that’s up to THEM and I don’t think it’s greedy.
If they ask, say if they would like to that you’d be thankful. If they/you want to combine any, then talk it over with the original host of the shower to be sure it’s okay with them and their plans.

That doesn’t make any sense to me. I think it would be better to have it after the baby is born. Having it while the mom is still pregnant is a bad idea because they might not know the gender of the baby, they won’t know the size of it, and no one can hold it. Also, if something goes wrong during childbirth, the mother would probably feel really bad about having the shower if she loses her baby. What do you think?
@jggb - No, as I am a guy I have never given birth.

If you decide to have a shower after the baby is born, then it would really be a hassle. It takes weeks, sometimes a couple months before the mom feels like going anywhere or doing anything. By that time, she would have had to buy everything she needed for the baby. And a shower is to get things you need for the baby BEFORE the baby needs it.

Usually, they have a shower late in the pregnancy. They already know the sex. Even if they didn’t know the sex, that doesn’t mean you can’t get an appropriate gift. Baby blankets, crib sheets, diapers, etc. There are all kinds of things that every baby needs, regardless of being a boy or girl. Size doesn’t really limit your buying options either. Most people get diapers that a bigger baby would use, and they get clothes for an older baby too.

The shower isn’t for other people, it’s for the parents. There are a TON of things you need to buy if you are a first time parent. Having a shower lessens the burden of having to buy all that stuff.

If the mother lost the baby in childbirth, she probably wouldn’t feel bad about having the shower. She would feel bad about her baby dying. For parents that lose a child in childbirth, the real knife cutter is coming home to an empty nursery and having to put all the things away that they had expected to use for the new baby. They wouldn’t feel bad about the shower because of the death of the child.

My cousin is having a baby shower and I really don’t want to go.
Its not my thing. Its not something that I would consider fun.
How can I weasel my way out of this one without hurting anyones feelings?
Its going to be at my cousins Friends house. I don’t know very many
people who will be there. It will be crowded, uncomfortable and I don’t
feel comfortable around strange people and strange places.

Just get a nice gift if you are so inclined and send it with someone. Just say you are busy that day and sorry you can’t make it, no need to make up any long story. I hate that kind of stuff as well and never go if I can help it.

I’m having a baby shower but confused on what I should serve the guests. Anything is helpful and if u can send me links for the recipes I’m expecting around 50 to 65 guests. Plz and Thx u!!

When it comes to food, you may consider working with professional catering. There are tons of companies out there offering catering from mexican food to italian food. Well if you wanna go with your own cooking, it is good practice to come up with the menu in advance keeping the food preferences and allergic reactions of the invitees in mind.